Senior Agile Scrum/Flow Master - Hybrid

****Either Webcam Interview  *** Very long term project; initial PO for 1 year, expect to go for 4+ years ***Hybrid***

Job Description:

Client requires the services of a senior Agile Scrum/Flow Master in the client organization with the responsibilities for supporting the agile teams in their agile ceremonies and planning and implementation of Epics and features that adds business value for both the project and the operations and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily assignment tracking, prioritization with business and divisions
• Remove impediments for the team
• Lead release planning with technical leads and team
• Help with daily scrum meetings, backlog refinement meetings, sprint planning and other agile ceremonies
• Coordinate monthly releases, quarterly PI planning and other status meetings for managerial briefings and updates
• Measure various metrics in the agile teams and drive continuous improvement
• Guide and coach team to achieve agile maturity
• Plan, manage, and deliver solution for program backlogs
• Work as Scrum/Flow master under Aqua portfolio for various client program efforts around FNS and EPI programs
• Potentially help other programs supported in Aqua portfolio for agile transformation, RSC meetings, Sync meetings etc.
• Help with the quarterly PI planning and RSC coordination across client and potentially across Aqua Portfolio in the near future

Skills/Requirements

• Strong experience understanding and implementing Agile values, principles, and practices (i.e., Kanban, Scrum) based on Team''s maturity. Required 7 Years
• Strong hands on experience with tools like JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and SharePoint. Required 7 Years
• Experience with JIRA to create/enhance dashboards, monitor progress of sprint/work flow, and providing statuses in timely manner. Required 7 Years
• Demonstrated experience working on multiple priorities and/or projects simultaneously without impact to quality of work. Required 7 Years
• Experience working with stakeholders for backlog item prioritization, grooming, and understanding of epic/stories/tasks Required 7 Years
• Experience with work breakdown and estimation, sprint planning, monitoring progress and removing impediments to deliver solutions for business needs. Required 7 Years
• Strong experience using facilitation and communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences. Required 5 Years
• Strong experience using risk and business impact analysis and reporting skills. Required 7 Years
• Experience in gaining buy-in and support from stakeholders Required 4 Years
• Experience managing, maintaining, and analyzing data to derive meaningful and actionable insights about the portfolio. Required 4 Years
• Demonstrated experience using effective leadership, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills. Required 4 Years
• Demonstrated experience working with planning just enough, just in time to START moving forward. Required 4 Years
• Certified Agile Scrum Master or Kanban Flow Master Required 5 Years
• Experience with Program Increment (PI) planning and tracking dependencies across functional teams. Required 3 Years
• Demonstracted experience on the technical side of the application development cycle to support the agile teams in driving enhancements and projects. Required 7 Years
• Certified SPC or SAFe agilist in SAFe transformation Desired 3 Years
• Certified Project Manager Desired 5 Years